Russia accuses Dutch over Greenpeace protest as king visits
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia criticized the Netherlands before talks with the Dutch king on Friday, accusing it of “inaction” in not preventing a Greenpeace protest at a Russian Arctic oil rig in which 30 people were arrested.
Putin allies submit bill to punish separatism with prison
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian lawmakers introduced legislation on Friday that would make spreading separatist views or expressing sympathy for separatist groups a criminal offence punishable by jail.
Super typhoon Haiyan slams into Philippines, at least three dead
MANILA (Reuters) – The strongest typhoon in the world this year and possibly the most powerful ever to hit land smashed into the Philippines on Friday, forcing more than a million people to flee, flooding villages and raising fears of widespread casual…
Suspected car bomb near Somali hotel kills at least six
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A suspected car bomb attack outside a popular hotel in the Somali capital on Friday evening killed at least six people and left the area covered with blood and burning vehicles, a senior police officer said.
Bombings across Iraq kill at least 12
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 12 people were killed on Friday in bombings across Iraq, where Sunni Islamist insurgents have been regrouping and gaining momentum in recent months.
’60 Minutes’ says to correct October report on Benghazi attack
(Reuters) – TV newsmagazine “60 Minutes” on Friday said it would correct an October report on the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, saying that a source who told the program that he had been present at the sc…
Mali detains suspects in French journalist killings: sources
BAMAKO (Reuters) – At least nine militants with suspected links to the abduction and killing of two French journalists in northern Mali have been questioned by French forces in the country and handed over to Malian authorities, Mali security sources sa…
Imran Khan accuses U.S. of derailing peace talks with Pakistan Taliban
BANI GALA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan accused the United States on Friday of deliberately destroying any chance of meaningful peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban by killing the insurgency’s leader in a drone strike a…
Jordan looks set to take Saudi Security Council seat: Western diplomats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Jordan appears set to take the traditional Arab seat on the U.N. Security Council after Saudi Arabia rejected the position in protest at the body’s failure to end the Syria war and act on other Middle East issues, Western dip…
U.S. presses Syrian opposition to agree to peace talks
AMMAN (Reuters) – The United States sought on Friday to persuade the Syrian opposition to agree to attend international peace talks in Geneva, a day before President Bashar al-Assad’s opponents gather to decide on the issue, opposition sources said.
